Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency

Holland–Bukit Timah
Holland–Bukit Timah
Group Representation constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Central, North and West Regions, Singapore
Electorate	115,012
Current constituency
Created	2006; 18 years ago
Seats	4
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Sim Ann; Vivian Balakrishnan; Christopher de Souza; Edward Chia
Town Council	Holland–Bukit Panjang
Created from	Bukit Timah SMC; Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC;

The Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, western and northern areas of Singapore. Holland–Bukit Timah GRC is known as amongst the wealthiest electoral divisions in the entire country, due to the predominance of Good Class Bungalows (GCB) landed homes, which are predominantly owned by the wealthiest citizens within the country. The GRC consists of four divisions: Cashew, Bukit Timah, Ulu Pandan and Zhenghua managed by Holland Bukit Panjang Town Council. The current MPs are Sim Ann, Vivian Balakrishnan, Christopher de Souza and Edward Chia from the People's Action Party (PAP).

History[edit]

Originally known as the Holland–Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency, it was renamed to its present name due to the Bukit Panjang ward of the GRC being carved out to form a Single Member Constituency, in return the Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency was absorbed. A large portion of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC is made up of jungle and nature reserve, namely the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and the Central Water Catchment.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election	Division	Incumbent	Party
2006	Bukit Timah Buona Vista Cashew Ulu Pandan Zhenghua	Yu-Foo Yee Shoon Lim Swee Say Vivian Balakrishnan Christopher de Souza Liang Eng Hwa		PAP
2011	Bukit Timah Cashew Ulu Pandan Zhenghua	Sim Ann Vivian Balakrishnan Christopher de Souza Liang Eng Hwa
2015		Sim Ann Vivian Balakrishnan Christopher de Souza Liang Eng Hwa
2020		Sim Ann Vivian Balakrishnan Christopher de Souza Edward Chia

Electoral results[edit]

Elections in 2000s[edit]

General Election 2006: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Lim Swee Say Yu-Foo Yee Shoon Vivian Balakrishnan Liang Eng Hwa Christopher de Souza	Unopposed
Registered electors			118,092
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2010s[edit]

General Election 2011: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Vivian Balakrishnan Sim Ann Liang Eng Hwa Christopher de Souza	48,773	60.10%	N/A
	SDP	Tan Jee Say Ang Yong Guan Vincent Wijeysingha Michelle Lee	32,406	39.90%	N/A
Turnout			82,899	90.5%	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2015: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Vivian Balakrishnan Sim Ann Liang Eng Hwa Christopher de Souza	62,786	66.60	6.50
	SDP	Chee Soon Juan Paul Tambyah Sidek Mallek Chong Wai Fung	31,494	33.40	6.50
Majority			31,292	33.2	-
Rejected ballots			1,506	1.6	-
Turnout			95,786	91.7	-
	PAP hold		Swing	6.50

Elections in 2020s[edit]

General Election 2020: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Vivian Balakrishnan Sim Ann Christopher de Souza Edward Chia	70,963	66.36	0.24
	SDP	Tan Jee Say James Gomez Min Cheong Alfred Tan	35,972	33.64	0.24
Majority			34,991	32.72
Rejected ballots			1,993	1.83
Turnout			108,928	94.71	3.30
Registered electors			115,012
	PAP hold		Swing	0.26

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